Almost a week...

Yes, it's been almost a week since I last posted and I do apologize [seems I've been doing a lot of that lately]. I still have to get back to studying so I'll make this post quick.

Let's start with some old-ish news:

The one piece of news I can't stop hearing about is the death of Heath Ledger. The 28 year-old actor died in his apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday, January 22 around noon. He was found naked with bottles of pills nearby. An autopsy has been conducted since then but it has turned out no results. It will be another few days before the result from the tox test will show anything. His body has been moved from the funeral home in Manhattan back to Australia where he will be buried.

Onto the campaign trail:

Fred Thompson has dropped out of the race on the 22nd as well as Dennis Kucinich who dropped out just recently.

Let's start off with the Democratic debate on CNN which occurred early last week. The only thing I left with after watching it was a sense of maturity. Obama and Clinton were at each other's throats the whole time while Edwards took over Richardson's post of trying to keep things calm. I was simply disgusted therefore I looked forward to the Republican debate.

This one was not any better. There was NO fighting. It felt like the world flipped around. The left had gone right and the right had taken a swift left. Everyone played it so safe that I can't even use a 'safety pin' as a metaphor. They were like....q-tips! I was disgusted with their calm behavior even when they asked each other questions. I zoned out after awhile but I swear Giuliani was about to ask Romney how he gets his hair so pristine-looking. Needless to say I had a pretty disappointing week watching these weak debates -- even my wit factor has dulled.

The South Carolina Primaries are today for the Democrats and judging by the ever-so fluctuating polls, a clear winner has not been decided. I'm tired of betting on Democrats but I'll take Obama's side because Clinton cannot win anymore and Edwards isn't rising in the polls fast enough -- even in his home state.

An update for the delegate count:

Obama 38

Clinton 36

Edwards 18

Romney 67

McCain 38

Huckabee 26

Next week is full of exams for me so I doubt I'll be posting until late next week. After that, I should fall back into the steady pattern of posting everyday. I shall leave with a quote I enjoyed: "Appoint Mitt Romney Secretary of Lookin' Good" - Obama on Letterman.

And a reminder! The State of the Union Speech [the last one for Bush] is Monday. I'll be doing my exam, but don't miss it if you aren't forced to!

Good day.